Re: What would make you believe?

Wayne Throop wrote:

> Come to think of it, though, that mighe well be a disincentive
> to actually buying the ticket.  One would have to suspect an attempt
> (for some unknown reason) to implicate one in the conspiracy (possibly
> so the actual culprits could get away with it.
> 
> I said before that  "if he gave mee the dollar" it might convince me
> to spend a dollar on the lottery.  In light of the above possibility,
> I'd have to consider whether he wants to pass me the dollar to spoof
> some anticipated forensic test...

Indeed, I'm with you here.  The problem (like many of Wildepad's 
hypotheticals) is that the request is so bizarre, so unbelievable, so 
unexplained by the people involved, and so lacking in proof, that being 
suspicious of their motives would be not only more likely, but probably 
appropriate; if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.  The 
chances that this really _is_ a time traveller with good intentions 
surely is far less likely that this is just some con man up to something 
and you're not sure what it is.  (And even if he has good intentions, 
they may still involve unpleasant consequences for you!)

I have no idea what's going on here, but that this guy is unwilling to 
tell me (or claims he does not know, but he could be lying) does not put 
me at ease.  Why me, for one thing?  I don't know whether I'm the patsy 
or the mark, but it's more likely that I'm being set up to be one of 
those than the hero -- even if his story is true!

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